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Perfecting Security Interests in Intellectual Property Is Not a Perfect Process

Perfecting Security Interests in Intellectual Property Is Not a Perfect Process

By Robert J. Lenihan, II • on November 7, 2009

By Robert J. Lenihan, II and Allen E. Pittoors In 1962, Michigan slightly revised, and then adopted, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).  The UCC governs commercial transactions.  Article 9 of the UCC generally relates to secured transactions and governs the perfection of security interests in personal property.  Although the UCC does not specifically

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Improper Revival of Patent That Expired for Non-Payment of Maintenance Fees Is Not a Defense to Patent Infringement, But It Could Be Inequitable Conduct

Improper Revival of Patent That Expired for Non-Payment of Maintenance Fees Is Not a Defense to Patent Infringement, But It Could Be Inequitable Conduct

By David McClaughry • on October 12, 2009

Improper revival of a patent that expired for non-payment of maintenance fees can be raised as inequitable conduct, but not as grounds for invalidity. In Abstrax, Inc. v. Dell, Inc., No. 2:07-CV-221-DF-CE  (E.D. Tex. Oct.

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Litigation Avoidance Strategy No. 1:  Better Patent Claims = Less Litigation

Litigation Avoidance Strategy No. 1: Better Patent Claims = Less Litigation

By Matthew L. Cutler • on August 13, 2009

It is often a miscalculation to assume that a company’s patent attorneys can, on their own, develop patent specifications and claims that will withstand the rigors of litigation and/or prevent a competitor from getting into its business space.  Too often, patent attorneys cannot understand your business

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